Episode 2

..."Stay"...

Latona's POV

Light slowly crept in my eyes. Regaining my vision, I woke up with people looking at me. I felt my body placed on course sand.

"She's awake!"

"She must be from the Celestia Capital"

"The place where the attack happened?"

"I sense something dangerous in her. What should we do Master Pierre?"

People around me chattered about me.

I groaned in pain.

"You must take her to the Healer." A middle-aged man's voice said. I felt two people carried my head, body and legs.

There was a painful sensation on my cheek, the one which stood out the most from the rest of the pain felt through my body.

"Is this Latona!?" A lady with dark skin looked closer at me.

"She is!"

There was gasping around the room with murmurs. I cannot really understand what they are saying.

She placed her hand on my cheek and body. Her hands glowed as the painful sensation slowly went away.

I felt relieved.

"Is she going to be okay?" A middle-aged man's voice said. I can hear from his tone that he was worried.

"I can confirm Master Pierre." The lady said.

"After she's fully healed, I will take her to our academy. We must protect this descendant." His voice commanded.

"Yes, Master Pierre."

A few hours later recovering, I sat up from a bed. I glanced around my new environment and looked at my body.

"What happened?"

"Oh! You're awake!" I looked beside me where the voice is coming from.

"The descendant has awakened!" She took a closer look at my face. Uncomfortable, I leaned away from her.

I noticed that she styles her hair in twin hair buns, and has big eyes.

"Latona right?"

"H-how do you know about me?" I asked her out of confusion, covering my body with a blanket.

"Descendants are widely known around here in Celestia."

"Descendants? You must be mistaken, I am just a mere Celestial aspiring to be a Celestial Mage." I responded.

Then I remembered what my uncle-figure told me before fending off the beast.

"But, my mother told me before that I am a mere Celestial." I thought to myself.

She laughed at my remark.

"Your mother is Phoebe right? A descendant of Caelus? We are different from Celestials because we have his divine blood."

"We are also blessed with special abilities that define us." She explained.

"What are you talking about? Why do you know about my mother?" I responded, confused on what she stated.

"How do you not know about our origins!?"

She looked upset about that fact, and honestly I don't want to be with her for much longer.

"I'm going out to breathe fresh air." I stood up and just noticed that my right arm is bandaged with a sling on my shoulder.

"Urghh.." I groaned in pain.

"Y-You should stay here. Master Pierre wants you to be fully recovered." She assisted me to sit back on my bed.

"I want to go home, I want to see my mother if she's okay." Enduring the pain, I hopped off the bed and rushed outside leaving that nosy girl.

Outside was a peaceful town with tall buildings and structures near a huge mountain. The town was surrounded by large green meadows.

I walked around and saw young teenagers practicing their magic skills on the fields. A guy with brown hair approached me.

"Why are you out? You haven't fully recovered yet." That guy said to me. I turned my attention away from the fields and looked him in the eyes.

"Do you know the way back to Light Celestia? The Celestia Capital?"

He frowned at my question.

"Why would you want to go back there? That place is a battlefield."

"I need to see if my mother's okay!" I got closer to him, and panicked by breathing heavily.

"Calm down, Latona. It is impossible to go back there!" He held my body.

"Huh? He knew my name? How? More than that, am I really unable to go back home?"

I placed my head on his chest and sobbed quietly. I can feel his hand, gently rubbing my back.

"There you are Latona!" I can familiarize the girl's high-pitched voice from where I woke up.

"Oh you know Latona? Ceres?" The boy said.

So her name is Ceres.

"Master Pierre requested me to take care of Latona until she is fully recovered." She responded to him.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH HER JUPITER!?"

Her voice got louder. It appeared she got upset with our scene together.

And his name is Jupiter.

Jupiter went down to face me. "You must go rest Latona. Master Pierre will help you find the answers you are looking for."

I nodded wiping my tears. His presence made me feel calm.

The Ceres-girl grabbed my left arm and dragged me back to the Healer's place.

I rested for a few hours until the they were talking about Master Pierre arrived.

I stared at him for a few seconds. There was this heavy, noble aura around him.

"Latona, daughter of Phoebe and Polus."

My heart beat fast when he said that.

"I-Is it true? That you know about what happened in Light Celestia?" I responded with a question.

"Come with me." Ignoring it, he turned back and exited the place.

I hopped off the bed and followed him, now with my right arm feeling better.

"Can you remember about the chaos that took place in the capital?"

He asked me while we walk at a staircase leading up the mountain.

"U-Uhmmm, There were men with black robes holding scythes and long swords. They took my mother."

A horrifying image appeared to inside my brain.

"Th-there were also, Giant Beasts which tore down the walls around the city."

He stopped walking when I said that.

"It can't be, The Dark Order is in Celestia?."

Fear was drawn in his face.

"D-Dark Order?" I asked him.

He flinched when I stated that name. We decided to continue walking up.

"Now's not the time to talk about them. For now we must discover your true potential as a descendant, which may help us in the future."

"Is it really the time for that?"

"If he knows what he's doing, I shall follow."

I decided to look around and saw a tall majestic building on the horizon. It's like big castles in my story books!

"M-Master P-Pierre? What's that place?" I kindly asked pointing at it.

"That's our Celestial Academy for the Azure Magic users"

My eyes looked at it in awe.

"Celestial Academy for what?" I asked trying to memorize it.

"Basically, this institute yearns for the Celestials living here to learn Azure and the recently added Light Magic."

"Wh-what's Azure Magic? And isn't Light Magic only exclusive in Light Celestia?" I asked.

Master Pierre chuckled softly.

"You'll know once you have your first class session."

Eventually we reached Celestial Academy it has it's own courtyard, garden, and even has an overlook where we can see the ocean vividly.

Master Pierre and I went inside the lobby. I followed him towards the counter.

"Good afternoon Sir Ryū" Master Pierre greeted the person in the lobby, behind the counter table.

"We would like the sign up Latona in Celestial Academy" He kindly asked.

That moment my heart beat fast, I recalled all the moments me and my mother are signing up to Celestial Academy. I felt a sensation of fear, terror, discomfort.

I screamed in horror pulling my hair with both of my hands. Master Pierre immediately noticed and rushed onto my aid.

He placed his palm on my forehead until I've stopped.

I cannot feel anything. Master Pierre looked at me, worried.

"Latona, you've been.. consumed by it."

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